Review of the Toxicologic and Radiologic Risks to Military Personnel from Exposures to Depleted Uranium During and After Combat

National Research Council, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology, Committee on Toxicology, Committee on Toxicologic and Radiologic Effects from Exposure to Depleted Uranium During and After Combat (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

172 Seiten

2008
National Academies Press (Verlag)
978-0-309-11036-5 (ISBN)

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Since the 1980s, the US military has used depleted uranium in munitions and in protective armor on tanks. Depleted uranium is a toxic heavy metal and is weakly radioactive. This book reviews the toxicologic, radiologic, epidemiologic, and toxicokinetic data on depleted uranium.

Since the 1980s, the U.S. military has used depleted uranium in munitions and in protective armor on tanks. Depleted uranium is a toxic heavy metal and is weakly radioactive. Concerns have been raised about the adverse health effects from exposure to depleted uranium that is aerosolized during combat. Some think it may be responsible for illnesses in exposed veterans and civilians. These concerns led the Army to commission a book, Depleted Uranium Aerosol Doses and Risks: Summary of U.S. Assessments, referred to as the Capstone Report that evaluates the health risks associated with depleted uranium exposure. This National Research Council book reviews the toxicologic, radiologic, epidemiologic, and toxicokinetic data on depleted uranium, and assesses the Army's estimates of health risks to personnel exposed during and after combat. The book recommends that the Army re-evaluate the basis for some of its predictions about health outcomes at low levels of exposure, but, overall, the Capstone Report was judged to provide a reasonable characterization of the exposure and risks from depleted uranium. Table of Contents

Front Matter
Summary
1 Introduction and Technical Background
2 Toxicokinetics of Depleted Uranium
3 Toxic Effects of Uranium on the Kidneys
4 Toxic Effects of Uranium on the Lungs
5 Toxic Effects of Uranium on Other Organ Systems
6 Radiologic Effects of Depleted Uranium
7 Uranium Carcinogenicity and Genotoxicity
8 Evaluation of the Army's Capstone Report
References
Appendix A: Biographic Information on the Committee on Toxicologic and Radiologic Effects from Exposure to Depleted Uranium During and After Combat
Appendix B: Risk of Selected Cancers and Nonmalignant Diseases in Uranium Workers

Committee on Toxicologic and Radiologic Effects from Exposure to Depleted Uranium During and After Combat, Committee on Toxicology, National Research Council

1 Front Matter; 2 Summary; 3 1 Introduction and Technical Background; 4 2 Toxicokinetics of Depleted Uranium; 5 3 Toxic Effects of Uranium on the Kidneys; 6 4 Toxic Effects of Uranium on the Lungs; 7 5 Toxic Effects of Uranium on Other Organ Systems; 8 6 Radiologic Effects of Depleted Uranium; 9 7 Uranium Carcinogenicity and Genotoxicity; 10 8 Evaluation of the Army's Capstone Report; 11 References; 12 Appendix A: Biographic Information on the Committee on Toxicologic and Radiologic Effects from Exposure to Depleted Uranium During and After Combat; 13 Appendix B: Risk of Selected Cancers and Nonmalignant Diseases in Uranium Workers

Erscheint lt. Verlag	6.6.2008
Verlagsort	Washington
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Themenwelt	Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Militärfahrzeuge / -flugzeuge / -schiffe
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
	Wirtschaft
ISBN-10	0-309-11036-X / 030911036X
ISBN-13	978-0-309-11036-5 / 9780309110365
Zustand	Neuware